Monday’s Iowa Caucuses have squarely fixed the nation’s political focus on our border state to the south. Wayzata native, Amy Klobuchar, and several other Democratic presidential candidates are hoping to win over the Hawkeye State.
A month from now, Minnesota will participate in Super Tuesday. Minnesotans and people living in 13 other states will take part in their own presidential primaries.
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Wayzata City Council: Alex Plechash, Johanna McCarthy, Ken Willcox, Dan Koch, Jeff Buchanan |
At a local level, let’s fast forward to November – three members of the Wayzata city council will be up for re-election: Mayor Ken Willcox, council member Dan Koch and council member Alex Plechash.
Willcox was elected mayor in 2008 after serving on the city council and the city planning commission. He ran unopposed in 2008, 2012 and 2016. He told Wayzata.com that he is “undecided” as to whether he will run again for mayor in 2020.
Council members Koch and Plechash are currently in their first four-year term. Both ran unopposed in 2016.
Pleschash told Wayzata.com that he intends to run for re-election this year. And so did Koch.
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State/City of Wayzata
Jim Gooley 933
2006
City Council (two seats)
*Sue Bangert 1,126
*Jack Amdal 758
Tom Tanner 695
Doug Hudson 539
2008
Mayor
*Ken Willcox 1,803 (unopposed)
City Council (two seats)
*Andrew Mullin 1,210
*Mary Bader 1,196
Tom Tanner 948
2010
City Council (two seats)
*Tom Tanner 898
*Jack Amdal 861
Jim Wilson 749
2012
Mayor
*Ken Willcox 1,842 (unopposed)
City Council (two seats)
*Andrew Mullin (re elected) 1261
*Bridget Anderson 1079
Alex Plechash 1076
2014
City Council (two seats)
*Steven Tyacke 865
*Johanna McCarthy 799
Alex Plechash 789
Jack Amdal 730
2016
Mayor
*Ken Willcox 2,226 (unopposed)
City Council (two seats)
*Dan Koch 1,718 (unopposed)
*Alex Plechash 1,715 (unopposed)
2018
City Council (two seats)
*Johanna McCarthy ,1337
*Jeff Buchanan 1,028
Cathy Iverson 956
Barry Petit 821
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